Guest Thinkers — February 22, 2011

Nokia’s design & brand priorities

Last year, Nokia presented a slideshow to investors, outlining their brand & design priorities. Nokia’s goal is a modest one: to become the most loved and admired brand in the world. Thanks to Slideshare.net, the full presentation is now available to everyone in the design & innovation community.

[slideshow: Nokia’s Brand & Design Priorities]

a computer generated image of a human brain.

Thinking

The great free will debate featuring Michio Kaku and Steven Pinker

Who — or what — really controls your mind?

Building destroyed by the Halifax Explosion. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.

The Past

The largest accidental explosion of all time

More than a century ago, Halifax suffered an accidental blast one-fifth the size of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

a collage of photos of a man with a hat and a book.

High Culture

6 great books with wildly unreliable narrators

Dive into the twisted truths and concealed realities told by literature’s most unreliable narrators.

a group of five matches on a pink background.

The Well

Signs you’re burned out — and how to bounce back

If you don’t feel better after the weekend, the “burnout paradox” could explain why.

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Laurie Santos

Starts With A Bang

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